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When I first heard that they were going to be making a sequel to Finding Nemo that was focuses on Dory, I'll admit I didn't have high hopes for this one. I expected that they were going to go the Cars 2 route of making an abysmal film focusing on a comedic sidekick character or go the Monsters University route and make a disappointing sequel/prequel of a beloved movie. Considering that Finding Nemo is one of my personal favorite Pixar movies, I was really hoping that this film wasn't a disappointment. After seeing this movie, I have to say... this film really blew my expectations out of the water (no pun intended). Pixar is finally back to making amazing sequels again just like the Toy Story films. There are some many great elements to this film. I love the aquarium environment the film takes place in. It is a refreshing change of pace from the large oceans of the last film. Also loved a lot of the characters including Hank the septapus, played excellently by Ed O'Neill. Also found the sea lions to make for some hilarious side-characters, reminding me of what they did with the seagulls in the previous movie. The kid who does the voice for Nemo was really good that I almost thought they got the guy who did the original Nemo to reprise his role despite the fact that they is WAY OLDER in real life. This film also has one of the greatest uses of "What A Wonderful World" I've ever seen. But honestly, the real star of the movie is Ellen DeGeneres as Dory. While she was hilarious in the last movie, this movie shows a lot more depth to her character playing off the unseen tragedy of her condition. You really get emotionally invested in Dory's journey just like you did Marlin's in the last movie. And just like in any good Pixar movie, this movie will bring out tears in your eyes from some heavy emotional scenes and intense situations. This film, along with Inside Out, is a return to form from Pixar after a rough patch of mediocre to awful films. Let's just say I'm really looking for to that Incredibles sequel.

So I haven't seen Age of Ultron or Winter Soldier yet which might have downplayed the enjoyment of this film... but not by much. I have seen enough of the Marvel films to get a gist of what was going on. Having said yet, I would recommend you watch the Avengers and most of Phase 2 to understand what is going on this film. The MCU has reached out a point where it's getting more and more difficulty for new fans to get into the stories. But enough about that, let's get on to this amazing movie. First off, everybody in this film does an incredible job portraying these iconic comic-book characters. At this point, these films feel like comic books leaped into the silver screen, especially the main stars: Chris Evan's Captain America and Robert Downey Junior's Iron Man. But special mention has to go for the new additions to this film. Black Panther, played excellently by Chadwick Boseman, is already showing himself to be a badass character with a surprisingly complete story-arc in this movie. AND OF COURSE, THE BIG SPOTLIGHT STEALER HIMSELF, THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN. Seriously, Tom Holland is hands-down the best actor to portray the webcrawler. He brought the humor and the drama to both Peter Parker and Spider-Man. Go away, Andrew Garfield. Sorry, Tobey Macguire. You both had your chances but this is the Spider-Man many fans have been waiting for. Now, the story itself I have to give credit for. After seeing Batman v Superman, I see a lot of similarities with these two movies with a similar focus on taking some of the greatest superheroes of all time and having they fight for our amusement. But Civil War has a better focus, better grasp of its characters, and a better plot overall. They really addressed the destruction that these superheroes do when saving the day very fell, something Batman v Superman tried and failed at doing. They also played off the Superhero Registration Act here better than they did in the original Civil War comics this is based on. The film can get really convoluted with a lot of things happening at once but I feel the film handled it relatively well. But what really made me like this movie was two factors. The villain who wasn't your typical super-powered menace but an original man with a strong determination for destroying the Avengers from the inside. He doesn't attack them directly but rather uses his mind to effectively combat these monumental titans. AND THE ENDING which is one of the most emotionally impactful ones from the entire MCU. When these final scenes come up, you know that things were going to change in the Marvel Cinematic Universe and the Avengers were never going to be the same again... Also, I liked how they brought back Thunderbolt Ross after forgetting about him in The Incredible Hulk.

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